Erasing The Past: The 'Right To Be Forgotten' In India - Progess, Pitfalls And Prospects

POORVAJA SUBRAMANIAN; ANJALI VISWANAATHAN

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i06.31771

Erasing The Past: The 'Right To Be Forgotten' In India - Progess, Pitfalls And Prospects

Author(s)	POORVAJA SUBRAMANIAN, ANJALI VISWANAATHAN
Country	India
Abstract	In the digital age, particularly with respect to the developing legal regime in India, the "Right to be Forgotten" has been fast emerging as an important concept in the broad related discourse on privacy. The paper explains how RTBF intersects with the principles of privacy and public interest in India. Founded in the GDPR , this concept has generated considerable debate in India, with privacy now being considered a fundamental right under the Constitution following Justice K.S. Puttaswamy vs. Union of India . Thus, the fine line that this paper throngs is between the right of erasure of one's digital footprint and societal needs of transparency, freedom of expression, and access to information by the public. Critical analysis with respect to the Indian Data Protection Bill, now the Data Protection Act , attempting to incorporate provisions of the RTBF, and juxtaposing the same with judicial pronouncements as well as comparative legal perspectives available in other jurisdictions is what this paper is about. From case law and statutory provisions to academic discourse, this paper tries to unpack the challenges and opportunities that the RTBF poses in the Indian legal system. More than anything else, it calls for a nuanced approach, aware of individual privacy but equally sensitive to public interest, to finally leave its imprint on the lingering debate about data protection in India.
Keywords	Right to be Forgotten, Privacy, Public Interest, Indian Legal Framework, Data Protection Act, Freedom of Expression, Digital Footprint, Indian Constitution, Data Privacy.
Published In	Volume 6, Issue 6, November-December 2024
Published On	2024-11-27
Cite This	Erasing The Past: The 'Right To Be Forgotten' In India - Progess, Pitfalls And Prospects - POORVAJA SUBRAMANIAN, ANJALI VISWANAATHAN - IJFMR Volume 6, Issue 6, November-December 2024. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i06.31771
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i06.31771
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g8r8ff

View / Download PDF File

E-ISSN 2582-2160

doi

CrossRef DOI is assigned to each research paper published in our journal.

IJFMR DOI prefix is
10.36948/ijfmr

Downloads

Research Paper Format Copyright Permission Form and Undertaking Form Cover Page Vol 6 Isu 6 Cover Page Vol 6 Isu 5 Cover Page Vol 6 Isu 4

All research papers published on this website are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, and all rights belong to their respective authors/researchers.

CC-BY-SA

About IJFMR Fees & Payment Current Issue Publication Archive	Submit Research Paper Track Submission Status Publication Guidelines Publication Ethics Peer Review & Plagiarism	Join as a Reviewer Editors & Reviewers Reviewer Referral Program Get Reviewer Membership Certi.	Website/Journal Policies Usage Policy Content Policies Privacy Policy

Contact Us		+91-9898-5948-55	editor@ijfmr.com

International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research

A Widely Indexed Open Access Peer Reviewed Multidisciplinary Bi-monthly Scholarly International Journal

Erasing The Past: The 'Right To Be Forgotten' In India - Progess, Pitfalls And Prospects

Share this